//------------------------------// // 7 Love // Story: For science - Book three // by Znegil //------------------------------// The curry I had prepared supposed to be enough for two days, but somehow we went through it in this one dinner. Everypony took a second and third bowl, even Chrysalis who was fascinated by its taste. Expect our guest we all were absolutely full, Spike looked more like a ball then a dragon. We decided to go to bed early and wished each other a good night while we went to our rooms. Chrysalis stayed a little bit longer to browse the library for interesting books. We fell in our bed seconds after we had entered our room. Twilight used her magic to ignite the little wood stove we had installed a few days ago and soon the nice dry heat of a burning fire spread through the room. I stripped my clothes and cuddled up against Twilight's furry body. “I'm still surprised how well your fur isolates you from the winter's cold, it's not that thick.”, I said brushing through my marefriend’s purple fur. “When it gets really cold we use winter clothing as well, but right now it isn’t that bad.”, Twily answered. She started smiling and ran her hooves over my body. “If that stove can guarantee you are naked in bed with me, it was well worth the investment.” I started to quietly moan and to squirm under her touch. “Somepony is eager today.”, I muttered under my breath and kissed her. “Well, you wanted to have more active fun in our bedroom to burn a few calories, remember?”, she answered with a lewd grin and cast the bubble of silence so we wouldn't disturb the whole neighborhood again. “That fine for me.”, I replied and kissed my way down her body. … We both laid on our backs, breathing heavy, our bodies glistening with sweat. Even with some distance between us I felt the heat radiating from her body. “That must have been quite some calories.”, I said laughing after my heart stop racing and my breathing had normalized. “We should have a quick shower together before we go to sleep.” Twilight, still out of breath just nodded. I searched for my big towel and wrapped myself in it, while her horn started glowing for a brief moment as she removed the bubble of silence. We both froze in place as we heard a strange sound. It sounded like a kitten's purr… if the kitten was 60 feet tall… or like a grizzly imitating a kitten. “What is that sound?”, Twilight whispered to me. “How should I know?”, I whispered back. “But it seems to be right outside our room.” Carefully I inched towards the door, Twilight right behind me. I laid my hand on the doorknob and slowly opened it. My eyes widened in surprise as I saw the source of the strange sound. Chrysalis laid on her back in the middle of the floor, her eyes closed and a huge grin on her face. She was still emitting that deep purr and now I knew it's source it felt more calming than frightening. I coughed to make us known. She instantly opened her eyes and looked at us surprised with an apologetic smile. “So, you came for a bedtime snack?”, I asked. I wasn't angry at her, I knew she only used her natural ability to gain energy and there wasn't any harm in that. But I had to admit it felt a bit strange to know our activities in the last half hour had been the source for it. She got to her feet and scanned my body in my makeshift toga a bit longer than I was comfortable with before she answered. “Sorry, but that nice dinner really left me with some appetite and suddenly this huge amount of love beams from your room… I just couldn't resist.” “You really shouldn't feed on ponies without asking them first!”, Twilight shouted to my surprise, I felt her anger through our connection. “I should have come in asking you for permission while you were having sex?”, Chrysalis asked, looking a bit confused. Shame mixed in with my marefriend’s anger. “That’s… that's not what I meant!” “I'm not taking anything away from you.”, our guest replied. “You are emitting these feelings and they would just dissolve into nothing if I didn't absorb them.” “It's still an infiltration in our privacy!”, Twilight shouted back, her body was shaking. I laid my hand on Twilight's back in an attempt to calm her down a bit. “I think you should just go to your room now, I have to talk to Twilight for a bit.” Chrysalis looked at both of us for a while before she moved towards her room, mumbling something unintelligible. “She is just…”, Twilight started. Thanks to her light pony body I was able to pick her up using my arm and my stump and planted a quick kiss on her lips. “Let's go to the bathroom first and we try to calm down a bit before we're having a discussion.”, I told her while I carefully carried her down the stairs. Twilight just huffed in return. We entered the bathroom but my marefriend decided not to look at me but to stare at the wall instead. I slowly put her on the ground and used my fingers to brush through her mane. “Do you remember what I told you about trees when I explained chemistry to you?” She kept staring at the wall, but her ears twitched. As she didn't answer I decided to continue: “To create energy reserves the trees take what we exhale and produce oxygen as a byproduct. Are we angry at the trees for using something that had been a part of us to gain energy?” “No…”, she muttered. “I think it isn't so different what the changelings are…”, I tried to continue but stopped when Twilight turned her head and stared angrily at me. “Why must you be so calm and logic when I get emotional for once?!”, she shouted. I was confused but started to understand. Sometimes when you're angry you don't want someone to explain the situation, you just want some sympathy for the way you feel. I sat down on the ground so I could see my marefriend eye to eye. “I'm sorry. I understand it was strange and felt like an intrusion into our most private moment. I shouldn't have lectured you right now.” Tears streamed down her face as she jumped into my arms embracing me. “I know it's stupid, but I feared she could take away your love for me.”, she cried. I held her tight and kissed her. “There isn't a thing in the universe that could make me stop loving you. I'll be with you for the rest of my life.” We held to each other for a few more minutes with little kisses in between. Finally we both were relaxed again and breathed in unison. I felt in peace, and one with my partner. “I know you're right.”, Twilight said in a calm voice. “She doesn't take anything from us. Our love is like the sun, shining bright and lasting forever.” I felt so close to her right now and speaking of our undying love made me want to ask her the ultimate question… but the scenario didn't feel appropriate for it. Instead, I wiped the tears from her beautiful eyes and kissed her deep and long as we felt our shared love through our connection. “Let's get cleaned up.”, I said. “I want to cuddle the most beautiful pony in my sleep.” With a smile she tugged my towel to the ground and pulled me into the shower.